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Rotstock

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°52′12″ N 8°56′27″ E

Map showing the location of Rotstock Rotstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,471 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Spiringen
2.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport72 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport83 km

About Rotstock

Rotstock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,471 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Griggeli and Fritterhoren.

Climate of Rotstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (199 mm)
Driest month
February (114 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Rotstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-4°-2°3°6°9°10°6°2°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°2°2°0°-4°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)126114130156160188199186165150151136

How to get to Rotstock

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 63 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 72 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 83 kmnortheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 96 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 73 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 114 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 129 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 150 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Rotstock

Within 100 km: 359 historic and cultural sites, 7,161 natural sites, 1,097 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km864 places

  • Wägitalersee Lake 24 kmN
  • Obersee Lake 25 kmN
  • Klöntalersee Lake 17 kmN
  • Lag Crest Ault Lake 18 kmSW

25–60 km3,171 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 56 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 41 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 41 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km4,582 places

  • Mainau Island 95 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 90 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 88 kmN

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